Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 6.4% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.14
|
$6.50
$995.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€6.93
|
$5.73
$878.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.08
$165.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.75
$115.64
|
|
pay 79.4% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
$2.24
$343.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.33
|
$6.96
$1,066.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.51
|
$11.65
$1,783.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.96
|
$2.75
$421.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$3.16
$484.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$3.10
$474.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.43
$218.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$1.52
$233.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.00
$153.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.05
$160.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$1.15
$176.50
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.49
|
$5.00
$765.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€40.65
|
$50.10
$7,673.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,490.88
|
$38,646.23
$5,919,744.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.11
|
$24.01
$3,677.11
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€37.82
|
$44.14
$6,761.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€705.22
|
$395.95
$60,650.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€527.00
|
$357.21
$54,716.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€114.22
|
$92.11
$14,109.31
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€301.96
|
$212.08
$32,485.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,439.58
|
$3,750.38
$574,474.41
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.10
|
$2.19
$334.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.14
|
$3.22
$493.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.48
|
$9.14
$1,399.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.21
|
$36.18
$5,542.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.30
|
$8.84
$1,354.19
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€73.32
|
$29.32
$4,491.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.17
|
$25.76
$3,945.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€81.15
|
$57.56
$8,816.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€96.11
|
$68.26
$10,456.52
|
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